Graham Fleming

Graham Fleming

Professor Graham Fleming currently serves as UC Berkeley's vice chancellor for research. Fleming served as Berkeley Lab's deputy director from 2005 through 2007 and has been at the forefront of a major revolution in the biophysical sciences. Through joint appointments as Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, and founding director of both the Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division and UC Berkeley's California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), he has re-shaped the intersection of physical and biological sciences, while maintaining his own ground-breaking investigations into ultrafast chemical and biological processes, in particular, the primary steps of photosynthesis. Throughout his administrative career, Fleming has remained a highly active and successful scientific researcher. He has authored or co-authored more than 400 publications, and is widely considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on ultrafast processes. In addition to his many other activities, Fleming has given numerous talks around the world on the inter-relation and inter-complexity of energy, climate, and photosynthesis.

Work Experience

  • Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley, 2009-present
  • Deputy Director, Berkeley Lab, 2005-2007
  • Professor, Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 1997-present
  • Founding Director, Berkeley Lab Physical Biosciences Division
  • Founding Director, UC Berkeley California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3)
  • Chair, Chemistry Department, University of Chicago
  • Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Chicago, 1979-1997

Education

  • PhD, Chemistry, Royal Institution and University of London, UK, 1974
  • BS, University of Bristol, UK, 1971

Awards, Honors, and Significant Achievements

  • Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professor, Chemistry Department, UC Berkeley
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Co-chair of report for U.S. Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences program outlining five Grand Challenges in basic energy sciences